FREE pattern: Spinning Top!

Here's a FREE pattern from Tilda's World that looks bold and modern but is really easy and quick to sew. It is made up of wide strips of bright solid colors against two paler background colors in warm or cool shades. The quilting really dresses up the design!  Download the PDF today.

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Spinning Top quilt, ~64 x 82", free pattern at Tilda's World  (CLICK for PDF - cool) -or- (CLICK for PDF - warm) 

 

 

An asymmetrical look is produced by rotating one-half of the design 180 degrees vertically, to create the illusion of the much-loved spinning top children’s toy (see how the teal color strip, for example, appears in the lower right on the right hand side, and in the upper left on the left hand side? Very clever!)

 

 

Sanctuary quilt: FREE pattern!

Here's a beautiful Lone Star quilt variation that comes with a FREE pattern!  It's easier than it looks! Strips of fabric are sewn together, then the strip sets are cut at 45-degree angles to make diamonds. It's shown in the very pretty Artista collection by Art Gallery Fabrics. Download the free PDF today!

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Sanctuary for Artista, 98" square, free pattern by Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download) 

 

Z is for Zinnia, C is for Cosmos

Kathie Kerler is a quilter and hand embroiderer. While she creates abstract quilts and still ventures into traditional work, her niche is representational art quilts. Kathie says that her goal in creating Z is for Zinnia was to give the viewer the feeling of gazing into a lush garden. 

Z is for Zinnia, C is for Cosmos, 31.5″ x 41.5″, by Kathie Kerler (Portland, Oregon)  

As someone who began her fiber art practice with hand embroidery and a particular love of crewel work, Kathie Kerler gravitated to appliqué as her primary construction technique. She says, "This quilt brought together my skills and knowledge, beginning with the design of sylized flowers that I brought to life with hand embroidery, hand-twisted cords, and machine quilting." 

The beautiful hand embroidery adds an extra dimension and texture to the whole design. 

In addition to creating fiber art, Kathie Kerler has been judging quilts and wearables nationally since 2002 and she is certified through the National Association of Certified Judges (NACQJ). Please visit KathieKerler.com to see more of her beautiful work.

Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2025 Houston International Quilt Festival.

Dutch Baroque meets Modern Photography

Here is a lovely art quilt inspired by Dutch Baroque still-life paintings. The artist is Anna Chupa, a Professor of Art and Design at Lehigh University (Pennsylvania).  Her one‐of‐a‐kind art quilts are created from her own photography. This piece appears to be appliqued, but is actually a whole cloth quilt! Read on for details.

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Garden Pinks, made and quilted by Anna Chupa (Easton, Pennsylvania) 

 

 

Garden Pinks was created from multiple original photographs in Adobe Photoshop. The imagery was montaged from flowers and foliage gathered during photographic trips to botanical gardens and nurseries, then printed on fabric with professional fabric printing. The central medallion was color tinted for unity.  Anna Chupa did the free motion quilting with a longarm machine.  

The result is stunning! The flowers, although realistic, have a kind of hazy glow. For more information on Anna Chupa's work, please see her website at Anna Chupa Designs!

Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2025 Houston International Quilt Festival. 

Oh My Garden: Broderie Perse!

Broderie Perse is one of our favorite quilting styles! This type of appliqué uses fussy-cut flowers (or other motifs) to create a design on a background. With the colorful fabrics available today — including Kaffe Fassett fabrics — this technique is more fun than ever! Here's a gorgeous example.

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Oh My Garden, made and quilted by Karen West (Union Hall, Virginia). 

Oh My Garden is an original design by Karen West, done with machine applique and quilting.  Karen says, "I walk daily and admire my neighbors' gardens. Then, I search for fabrics that include beautiful, colorful flowers.  I love carefully cutting them out and spending many hours arranging them like a garden.  The most fun is adding lots of stitching."  

 

 

Butterflies and tiny bees add to the garden experience! 

The bottom edge of the quilt features appliqued coleus leaves. These remind us of the gorgeous coleus prints by Philip Jacobs for Kaffe Fassett Collective.

 

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Voyage: FREE pattern!

"Kona Quarterlies" refers to the free quarterly quilt patterns released by Robert Kaufman Fabrics for their popular Kona® Cotton Solids line.  If you love blue, this FREE pattern may be for you! 

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Voyage, 57 x 66", FREE pattern at Robert Kaufman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

"Voyage" uses 16 different Kona cottons (including white) and a simple layout that gives a wonderful optical effect, like moving from the deep blue ocean into the light.  For complete instructions, DOWNLOAD the PDF today!